Defrag? Sounds like a weird word someone has made up, or maybe a strange rock band from Norway. It is neither of these, but a command than can help you make your computer run faster and also help maintain the life of the disk in your computer.
Every computer when running a version of Microsoft Windows suffers from a problem called defragmentation. It may sound serious and if you do nothing about it your PC will slow down, plus it can reduce the life of your hard disk.
The problem is caused by the way Windows writes files to the hard disk, just like stacking things in the garage, you fit items in where ever you can. Microsoft Windows does much the same on a hard disk, parts of files you create are place where ever Windows can fit them on the disk.
When you display a file stored on your computer it all looks fine, but Windows may store the file in 100 different places on your computer, each place being a small part of the file. Defrag is the process of joining all of the 100 or so pieces back together on the hard disk in one long file. The benefits are the time to read the file and display the file on the screen are quicker and it also reduces the amount of work your computer does, which improves the life of your hard disk.
So how do you run this Defrag command? It's very simple and if you are not sure of anything, take a backup first.
You will need to open Windows Explorer and then click the right mouse button on your hard disk, if you have more than one disk it doesn't matter, all disks connected to the computer will be displayed in the defrag command section. After you have right clicked a menu is displayed, select Properties, the last menu option that appears.
Information about the disk(s) will be displayed along with some tabs across the screen, select the Tools tab.
In the new window displayed, Defrag is displayed; select the Defragment now... button, information about the hard disk(s) is now displayed. Depending on the version of Windows you are running the amount of fragmentation is displayed.
If the any of the disk needs to be Defragged, then Windows will indicated to do so.
Defrag is an easy way to help with speed issues your PC may be having.
Jon Grey has many years of experience it IT and information technology security. Working with an ISP and clients from a range of industries Jon as provided useful advice on keeping their information secure. webthreads-hosting.com
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